glim
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Is glim a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of glim?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) Brightness; splendour.countableobsoleteuncountable
2. (archaic, slang) A light; a candle; a lantern; a fire.Examples: "'Let's have a glim,' said Sikes, 'or we shall go breaking our necks, or treading on the dog. Look after your legs if you do!'"; ""Come along here, I'll give ye a glim in a jiffy;" and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards me, offering to lead the way."; "'Sure enough, they left their glim here,' said the fellow from the window."archaiccountableslanguncountable
3. (archaic, slang) An eye.archaiccountableslanguncountable
4. (archaic, slang) A pair of glasses or spectacles.archaiccountableslanguncountable
5. (archaic, slang) A look; a glimpse.archaiccountableslanguncountable
6. (archaic, slang) Gonorrhea.archaiccountableslanguncountable
verb (English)
1. (obsolete, transitive) To brand on the hand.Examples: "Profligate women were glimm'd for that villany."obsoletetransitive
2. (dated, slang) To illuminate.datedslang
3. (dated, slang) To see; to observe.Examples: "About 9 o'clock he showed up and he knew me the moment he glimmed me."; "Heibers further states he glimmed the following on Maxwell Street on a Sunday morning[…]"datedslang
Definition source: Wiktionary